UK Wages Rise as Expected

2025-03-20 07:15 By Farida Husna 1 min. read

Regular pay in the UK, excluding bonuses, rose by 5.9% year-on-year to GBP 667 per week in the three months to January 2025, holding steady for the second consecutive month and aligning with market expectations.

It remained the strongest increase since the three months to April 2024, with private-sector wage growth easing slightly to 6.1% from 6.2%, which had been the fastest pace since September to November 2023.

Meanwhile, public-sector wage growth accelerated to 5.3% from 4.7%.

Among industries, the most significant wage increases were recorded in wholesale, retail, hotels, and restaurants (6.3%), followed by construction (6.2%), services (6.0%), manufacturing (5.8%), and finance and business services (5.3%).

Adjusted for inflation, real wage growth rose by 2.2%, the lowest in four months, down from 2.5% previously.



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